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BBC Two Orders Criminal Age Of Responsibility Drama ‘Responsible Child’; Billy Barratt, Michelle Fairley & More To Star

By Patrick Munn | October 31, 2019 - 11:00 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Two has ordered Responsible Child, a one-off drama inspired by real life events that explores the criminal age of responsibility under English law. The cast assembled for the factual drama includes Billy Barratt (The White Princess), Michelle Fairley (Game Of Thrones), Tom Burke (Strike), Stephen Campbell Moore (The Last Post), Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve), Shaun Dingwall (Topboy), Debbie Honeywood (Vera), Angela Wynter (Le Miserables) and James Tarpey (Our Robot Overlords).

Sky Witness Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Chicago Med’, Sky One Acquires NBC’s ‘Manifest’

By Patrick Munn | July 4, 2019 - 2:18 pm | No Comments

Chicago Med is switching UK channels. Sky Witness has picked up the UK rights to the series, after the show's first four seasons aired on Universal TV. Seasons one through four are now available via Sky On-Demand. Additionally, Sky One has also secured the UK rights to Manifest, NBC's thriller series starring Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution handles sales for Manifest.

FOX UK Drops Australian Drama ‘Jack Irish’

By Patrick Munn | March 29, 2019 - 12:31 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: It seems it's the end of the road for Jack Irish here in the UK. FOX UK has dropped the Australian drama after airing the TV movies and the first season of the TV series, both of which starred Guy Pearce. A representative of the channel confirmed to TVWise that they don't have any plans to air the second season.

E4 Drops TBS Comedy ‘Angie Tribeca’ After Two Seasons

By Patrick Munn | February 8, 2019 - 4:47 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Angie Tribeca has lost its UK broadcaster. Channel 4 has opted not to pick up any further seasons of the TBS comedy starring Rashida Jones from international distributor Turner International for their E4 channel. A representative for the channel confirmed they "don’t have any plans" to acquire future seasons.

Universal TV Acquires Fox’s Kelsey Grammer Legal Drama ‘Proven Innocent’

By Patrick Munn | February 5, 2019 - 9:00 am | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer's new TV project has found a UK home. Universal TV has acquired the exclusive UK rights to legal drama Proven Innocent after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is set to premiere on Universal TV in March.

Paramount Network Acquires UK Rights To Dylan McDermott Fronted Fox Comedy ‘LA To Vegas’

By Patrick Munn | December 11, 2018 - 11:38 am | No Comments

LA To Vegas is UK bound. Paramount Network has acquired the UK rights to the short-lived Fox comedy starring Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is eyed for January premiere on the channel.

BBC’s FX Deal Wont Impact Prior Licensing Agreements; ‘American Horror Story’, ‘It’s Always Sunny’ & More Staying At Current UK Homes

By Patrick Munn | October 31, 2018 - 9:01 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: What impact will today's bumper "content partnership" between the BBC and FX Networks have on FX Originals with existing UK licensing agreements? Well, none at all. I'm hearing that all existing licensing deals remain in place and that the focus of the agreement is creating a UK home for FX programming going forward. What that means is that FX original series such as American Horror Story, Legion, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Baskets and You're The Worst are not jumping to the BBC from their current UK homes. American Horror Story, Legion and Baskets are staying put on FOX UK; while Netflix UK retains rights to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

FOX UK Acquires TBS’ Sci-Fi Comedy ‘People Of Earth’ In Deal With Warner Bros.

By Patrick Munn | October 5, 2018 - 3:56 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: FOX UK has secured the UK rights to TBS' sci-fi comedy People Of Earth, which hails from Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels, after striking a deal with international distributor Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. People Of Earth will premiere on FOX UK on Tuesday October 30th at 10:30pm.